Some more good things from the tbr piles:
The Trouble With Alice by Olivia Glazebrook - an accident, an estrangement, a widening gap between two previously happy people; "elegant lyricism, poignancy and humour, [the book] unwinds the conventions of a love story".
The Rain Tree by Mirabel Osler - this memoir is "a beautifully written celebration of a life well lived" by the well known author of A Gentle Plea for Chaos
(which is about to be re-issued). "Mirabel Osler's meditation on the profound pleasures of writing, gardens, travel and food is both graceful and deeply affecting."
The Homecoming of Samuel Lake by Jenny Wingfield - this novel (out in July) features a tomboy called Swan Lake, "quick, formidable and as engaging as Scout Finch". Her preacher father is ousted from his ministry, and the family must move in with their unruly Arkansas relatives, but then Swan encounters their neighbour ...
But I Told You Last Year That I Loved You by Sue Hepworth - "a portrait of a mature marriage at a crossroads - intimate, honest and tender", this book (great title!) is set in the Derbyshire Peak District and will be out in June. Sue's website is here.
Magus of Stonewylde by Kit Berry - a YA novel set in deepest Dorset, "a hidden place of secrets, passion and fatal conflict". Ailing Sylvie seeks healing in the tranquil community of Stonewylde, but it's not all idyllic ... "magic, mystery, love" and more.
Summer at Willow Lake by Susan Wiggs - "combining hazy nostalgic summers with a hot romance", this sounds like the perfect beach read! Fleeing a broken engagement, Olivia Bellamy goes to her grandparents' resort in the Catskills; there she'll uncover family secrets and meet again Connor Davis, the first love she never forgot...